At Schwab, you are empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together.

We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).

The Network Security Engineer will have the opportunity to help shape the next generation IT security strategy and solutions for Charles Schwab. The ideal candidate will have experience in large scale private and public cloud security and overall network security design. The role will be hands-on engineering and support of Schwab's security architectures applied to our network security initiatives.

What you’re good at:

• You live security beyond managing security technology
• As a Network Security Engineer you will be an ambitious individual contributor; provide efficiently organized and designed logic; be highly-motivated and well versed in developing robust easily maintainable security solutions.
• You are able to quickly understand complex problems and come up with simple solutions.
• Ability to communicate well with teams and leaders of the organization; have good listening skills and ask great questions
• This position requires good interpersonal, analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong technology affinity and experience, as well as attention to detail is required.
• A willingness to learn and grow is a must. Teammate with strong collaborative qualities and a positive demeanor. You can transition and cross train peer teams on your security designs and technology development.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment across multiple time zones and locations
• Previous experience in a highly regulated environment with appreciation for audit and regulatory principles will benefit the applicant.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of technical experience with large server and application deployments on virtualized and containerized platforms.
• Strong understanding of application, server, and network security
• Firewall technology design experience; Palo Alto, Check Point, Fortinet, other
• Software defined firewall delivery experience; VMWare NSX-T, Panorama, Juniper Space, etc.
• Proficiency and knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, Access Control List (ACLs), VLAN, Quality of Service (QoS), Multicast and IP Routing.
• Working knowledge of OSPF, EIGRP, IP Multicast, and BGP Routing Protocols
• Familiarity with Terraform, Ansible, Salt or similar automation tools are a benefit as we drive towards Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Experience working in GCP, AWS, PCF, Azure, or other cloud based technologies
• Experience with SCM and DevOps tool suites; examples include Git, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Jenkins, Concourse etc.
• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum, experience adopting or leading continuous integration and continuous delivery concepts and frameworks
• Bachelor’s Degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, Computer Science or related field OR related practical experience

In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.

What’s in it for you

At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration—so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.

We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:

• 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
• Paid parental leave and family building benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, and vision insurance